Mexico’s Sheinbaum Seen Winning Landslide, Set to Be First Female President

Presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum of ''Sigamos Haciendo Historia'' coalition casts her vote during the presidential elections at Alcaldia Tlalpan, in Mexico City, on June 2, 2024. Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Images

MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s ruling party declared Claudia Sheinbaum the winner of the presidential election by a “large margin” after polls closed on Sunday, putting her on course to be the country’s first female president.

Pollster Parametria forecast Ms. Sheinbaum winning a landslide 56 percent of the vote, according to their exit polls, with opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez on 30 percent.